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The new Nissan GT-R won"t be here any time soon, because the current one still has some work to do. Boo.That"s the word from GT-R programme manager Kinishi Tamura, who told TopGear.com that the R35 generation of Nissan"s supercar-slaying Godzilla still has some objectives to hit.When asked how much development potential was left in the current GT-R, Tamura-san said: "Let"s get to the more simple question when is the next GT-R coming? Not yet, because I want to hit some of the other objectives first."He said that the drive for a more premium" feel in the GT-R only started two years ago, and that the car had two distinct natures: the first part of its name (GT) was the blue zone", while R" was the red zone" for performance.Tamura-san reckons his predecessor the GT-R"s father Mizuno-san "chased the red zone, and now"s he"s left, I have to protect the original concept of both the GT and R zone". He referenced the M-Spec" R34 Skyline from 2001 as a good example of this blue zone"."I want to make the GT-R more premiere not just fancy, but real premium, Quality," he told us. "Handling quality, ride and comfort quality, NVH quality, some high quality in the body construction we still have big opportunities here."The Egoist" edition of the GT-R, says Tamura-san, was a good example of this opportunity. "Maybe we put a wolf in sheep"s skin. Nismo construction bonding with a regular GT-R face. This level of diversity is what I"m talking about."
Date: 16 Dec 2015
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 703
The new Nissan GT-R won"t be here any time soon, because the current one still has some work to do. Boo.That"s the word from GT-R programme manager Kinishi Tamura, who told TopGear.com that the R35 generation of Nissan"s supercar-slaying Godzilla still has some objectives to hit.When asked how much development potential was left in the current GT-R, Tamura-san said: "Let"s get to the more simple question when is the next GT-R coming? Not yet, because I want to hit some of the other objectives first."He said that the drive for a more premium" feel in the GT-R only started two years ago, and that the car had two distinct natures: the first part of its name (GT) was the blue zone", while R" was the red zone" for performance.Tamura-san reckons his predecessor the GT-R"s father Mizuno-san "chased the red zone, and now"s he"s left, I have to protect the original concept of both the GT and R zone". He referenced the M-Spec" R34 Skyline from 2001 as a good example of this blue zone"."I want to make the GT-R more premiere not just fancy, but real premium, Quality," he told us. "Handling quality, ride and comfort quality, NVH quality, some high quality in the body construction we still have big opportunities here."The Egoist" edition of the GT-R, says Tamura-san, was a good example of this opportunity. "Maybe we put a wolf in sheep"s skin. Nismo construction bonding with a regular GT-R face. This level of diversity is what I"m talking about."
Date: 16 Dec 2015
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 703
